HB 151 Summary

• Prohibits private employers from requiring employees to join or remain members of any employee organization or to pay dues, fees, assessments, or other charges to employee organizations.

• Allows employees to voluntarily authorize wage deductions for employee organization dues only through written, signed authorization that can be revoked with 30 days' notice.

• Voids and makes unenforceable any collective bargaining agreements, contracts, or promises that violate the membership or payment prohibitions.

• Requires employers to post and distribute a notice informing employees of their right to choose whether to join an employee organization without penalty.

• Establishes civil remedies for injured parties to seek injunctive relief and actual damages in court of common pleas, and makes violations by employers or employee organizations a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days imprisonment and/or a $1,000 fine.